Game Development Giant

"Please feel free to ask. ◎,"

Molyneux spoke in a very low-key manner, and his tone of voice was also very sincere.

And Jester was not polite. He just stuck out his tongue and licked his lower lip, and then asked one word at a time: "Is it possible that the only game in your heart is "God Is Crazy 2" that you desperately want? Is it the finished game? Don’t you have any other ideas to gamify it?”

Upon hearing Jester's question, Molyneux was stunned on the spot.

Because Jester’s words really spoke to his heart. In fact, there has been a disconnect between the level of his team and himself, and the team can no longer keep up with his own rhythm. But because these people are all following him Together with Bullfrog Studio, I have achieved this level of success, but I can never be so ruthless.

And, most importantly, in his heart, as Jester said, the game he wants to make is definitely not just "God Is Crazy 2".

In fact, the other games he wanted to complete were more complicated and difficult than "God Is Crazy 2", so he didn't feel that his team was capable of the job at all. This is why he heard that Jess The reason why Te beamed when asked if he would like to go to the Mars Entertainment headquarters in Los Angeles.

Jester saw the change in the expression on Molineux's face. He also knew that this would be a very difficult choice for Molineux, but Jester still hoped that the other party could make it. the best choice.

"In this way, I will talk to you about this today. You can think about it for yourself, whether you want to make the game you most want, or whether you want to stay here and continue to waste time."

With that said, Jester stood up, and Molyneux also stood up quickly.

Jester looked at Molyneux with very serious eyes.

"Seriously, Pete. In my mind, your level requires a bigger stage, and your understanding of the game, in my eyes, is no less than that of Sid Meier. What you can do , and of course not inferior to Sid Meier."

These words really moved Molineux.

Of course he knew who Sid Meier was. After the release of "Civilization", Sid Meier was respected as a master in the industry. Although he also relied on the innovation in the game "God Is Crazy", he had a bad life, but compared to Sid Meier Come on, it's still far behind.

And he has also played "Civilization". In his opinion, Sid Meier's "Civilization" is indeed a masterpiece, a game that is the first of its kind.

but. Now, Jester compares himself with such a person, and it is impossible for Molyneux not to be shocked.

After Jester finished speaking, he said goodbye and left.

Noon. Jester received a call from Claudia. On the phone, Claudia asked Jester if he had any arrangements for noon, and received the reply that Jester had no arrangements. He asked Jester if he wanted to have dinner together, and Jester agreed without any doubt.

During these three days in London, Jester was still a little bored.

When he has nothing to do, Jester is reading in Claudia's manor. By the way, I am thinking about some things about games. He will also make an RTS this year, but the type of RTS has not been chosen yet. He is considering whether to use "Command and Conquer" as the prototype or use other themes.

On the third day, Jester received a reply from Game Workshop. They agreed to Jester's request and they could sell the copyright of the Warhammer game adaptation to Jester.

Earlier, Molyneux also expressed his thoughts to Jester.

Agreed to move Bullfrog Studios to Los Angeles.

Claudia finished handing over the company's work one day earlier than she expected, and it happened that London also started to rain continuously in the past few days, which made Jester, who originally wanted to visit the famous places in London, He immediately lost interest, simply, on the day Claudia was free.

Jester directly chartered a passenger plane and flew directly to Japan.

Before coming to Japan, Jester did not notify the Japanese branch. However, the Japanese branch still obtained Jester's whereabouts through the European branch. After Jester's plane landed in Tokyo, he watched at the airport. We arrived at Tamahide Yoshiro, who came to pick us up in advance.

"Let's not talk about work. I came with Claudia this time just to rest."

As soon as they met, Jester smiled and explained his purpose to Tamahideyoshiro, but Claudia didn't think so at all. She was still thinking about Hideo Kojima's movie-level game that Jester said things.

So, after Jester finished speaking, she immediately jumped in and said something.

"I don't just want to rest, I also want to see what kind of movie-level game Hideo Kojima is."

This made Tamahide Yoshiro and Jester burst into laughter.

Hideo Kojima does not have any game research and development at the moment, so he still has relatively free time. After receiving the notice from Tamahideyoshiro, he started to prepare in advance. In fact, there was nothing to prepare. He just compiled some of his previous games. During the design process, I found some graffiti and sketches.

"Jester praises you in front of me like no other person in the world. You are even inferior to him."

After Hideo Kojima heard these words, even for a very conceited person like him, his face instantly turned red. You know, he has always talked about Jester as his. It can be said that his current situation Jester helped him form his game concepts.

For Jester, there is simply no way to describe his admiration in words.

If someone compares other designers to him, even if the games designed by this designer are currently more famous or have much more sales than the games he designed, he will be dismissive. He simply doesn't care. I don’t bother comparing myself to other designers.

But if someone says that he is not inferior to Jester, then Hideo Kojima will be very unhappy.

Because he felt that others were deliberately humiliating him.

He knew that there was no way he could compete with Jester Li, but now it was Jester who was the fiancée of his most admired mentor who said this, and Hideo Kojima knew that it must be a joke. , so Hideo Kojima blushed and didn't know how to speak for a moment.

In the end, it was Jester who came to solve the problem for him.

"Kojima, why are you blushing? I have told you before that your future is limitless." Jester said it sincerely. Hideo Kojima also had tears in his eyes at the time. He was just a student who had just graduated from college. When he came to Mars Entertainment for the first time, this is what Jester told him.

During that long conversation, Jester's words: "Do you want to make a game like a movie?" touched his heart, and it is also the direction he is working hard for now.

It can be said that although the outside media now regard the movie-level game as his first initiative, in fact, only he knows that this is a perfect idea that Jester gave himself. It was just a very rough idea that Jester helped him to completely perfect.

What Hideo Kojima placed on the table were several thick stacks of drawing paper.

The picture quality is filled with comic-like storyboards. Hideo Kojima’s comic skills are still very good. Although there is still a gap between publication and publication, it is far beyond the level of ordinary people.

When Claudia saw this thick storyboard, her mouth opened in surprise.

"Unexpectedly, I said that Kojima's game text is very special, especially here. He drew the plot of his game directly through storyboards." Jester also smiled at this time. He walked up to Claudia and explained to her carefully.

Claudia quickly recovered from the shock.

At this time, she discovered that if these pages of Hideo Kojima's drawings were taken out and viewed individually, they would be the storyboards of a movie!

"Is this something you really want to implement in the game?"

When she said this, Claudia herself couldn't believe it, because these storyboard shots were so realistic, and the picture style here was completely different from the current 2D picture games. She Closing his eyes, if he could structure the picture composed of the drawings he had just seen.

It turns out to be really a fragment of movie content!

“No wonder you said it’s impossible to complete the game Kojima wants to make with current technology!”

Claudia finally realized something at this time.

And Hideo Kojima was extremely embarrassed when he heard this. He knew that Jester would be so indulgent to him, allowing him to perfect the game he really wanted to make.

But Jester waved his hand before Hideo Kojima spoke. He smiled and said, "Don't be embarrassed. The reason I do this is because I believe that you will be able to make a game that no one else dares to think about." , and for this game that you are still imagining, it will be completely feasible in the next generation - of course, it is partially feasible, but it is enough for you to tell a story completely according to your own ideas. ”

Hearing what Jester said, Hideo Kojima also nodded silently.

"In this way, after Christmas, you will go to the United States, go to the hardware development team, and discuss with the dreambox3 development team how to develop a new console. I need you to have an incomparable understanding of this console, and then you can develop it in dreambox3. When it is released, create a game that will shock the whole world.” (To be continued.)